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850 Power steering leak

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1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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fredt2
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850 Power steering leak

Post by fredt2 »

Greetings once again,
The power steering pump on my 850 has been leaking since I bought the car(3 years ago), it had stopped for a while after I put in a can of at205, but now i had to change the fluid after draining the pump, and it leaks like hell once again.
Question is, has anyone ever taken the pump apart and replaced the seals? Replacing the steering pump would be very expensive where I live

scot850
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Post by scot850 »

I have never heard of that being done, but can't think why it is not possible to replace a seal. Hardest part will be find the right seal. You will have to remove the pulley wheel, but some suppliers supply them with no pulley so that must be fairly easy to remove.

There used to be a lot in the junkyards here, but they are getting harder to find.

Neil.
2006 V70 2.5T AWD Polestar tune
2000 V70 R - still being an endless PITA
2006 XC70 - Our son now has this and still parked in our garage
2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited
2015 Kia Sportage EX-L - Sold
1993 850 GLT -Sold
1998 V70 XC - Sold
1997 Volvo 850 SE NA - Went to niece in California - Sold
2000 V70 SE NA - Sold

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